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Professor Matt Lobley from the @crpr-exeter.bsky.social spoke to Radio 4 Farming Today about the importance of small family farms and the severe challenges they are now facing

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Farming Today - 10/11/2025: Family farms, 'Aginflation', mushroom growing in NI - BBC Sounds
What could the future hold for family farms?
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November 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Climate change in the Polar regions is an under-recognised driver of global health risks, according to new research in @ambio-journal.bsky.social by a team led by Exeter's Prof Gail Whiteman.

@arcticbasecamp.org #COP30

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Polar climate change could amplify global health risks, study warns
Climate change in Earth’s polar regions is emerging as an under-recognised driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue. A study by ...
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November 10, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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On the opening of COP30, the @britishcouncil.bsky.social, the @exeter.ac.uk, and the @metoffice.gov.uk have announced that this year's Schools Across the Ocean programme will pair 25 schools in the UK with 25 in Brazil.
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UK and Brazilian schools to partner on collaborative climate education programme · GreenFutures
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November 10, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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"Guy Fawkes and his fellow plotters were convenient symbols of the underhanded, conspiratorial Catholicism many feared and suspected was abroad in the land: the papist under the bed, or indeed, under Parliament" - Dr Martha Vandrei of @hass-cornwall.bsky.social 🎆
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Why Has the Gunpowder Plot Been Remembered for Centuries?
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November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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Featuring analysis by @richardmoorhead.bsky.social from @uniexeterlawschool.bsky.social

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Law firms reshape ethics policies
Since Donald Trump declared war on diversity initiatives, many in-house lawyers in the UK have been quietly changing or discarding these practices
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November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
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"Devon’s food tells an evolving story of tradition, and a culinary and cultural relationship with landscape, communities and seasons" - Dr Paul Cleave @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has written about #Devon's appetising food history for @uk.theconversation.com 🧈🍦
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Rural Devon cuisine has a rich history – from the origins of cream teas to squab pie
Devonshire dumplings – apples wrapped in pastry and baked – were made extra special when accompanied by a generous dollop of clotted cream.
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November 5, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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I am delighted to announce that my co-authored article on Mamluk maqamas on #BlackDeath has just been published in a lovely special issue of JAIS. journals.uio.no/JAIS/article...
#plague #MedievalSky #GlobalMiddleAges #EnvironmentalHistory #histmed 1/2
Mamluk Maqāmas on the Black Death | Journal of Arabic and Islamic Studies
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November 4, 2025 at 11:36 AM
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Dr Richard Noakes from @hass-cornwall.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Somerset about his research into the history of people's beliefs in psychic phenomena and the occult

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BBC Radio Somerset - Charlie Taylor, Emma Britton sits in (31/10/2025)
Get your Somerset day underway with a giggle. Plus travel, weather, news and sport.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:55 PM
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Dr Susannah Crockford spoke to National Geographic about the interest in paganism in the USA

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Paganism is on the rise—here’s where to discover its traditions
TikTok—specifically #witchtok—is fueling interest in paganism. Here’s how to immerse yourself in full moon rituals, spellcasting, and more.
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November 3, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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Dr Hanne Stegeman from @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social has been commenting on why people may be using VPNs to use adult sites

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Pornhub says UK visitors down 77% since age checks came in
The site tells BBC News it believes people are viewing riskier sites - but they may just be using VPNs.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Professor Anthony King, Director of the @exeter.ac.uk Strategy and Security Institute, has been commenting on the need for organisational transformations to the Army

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Hundreds of women allege sexual abuse during army medicals
The claims relate to checks carried out between the 1970s and 2010s at a number of locations.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:08 PM
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States’ national positions on cyber law shape how international law evolves. Explore these key issues in this explainer by CCDCOE & @uniexeterlawschool.bsky.social's Professor Kubo Macak on the Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities🎥
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The Handbook on Developing a National Position on International Law and Cyber Activities: Substance
YouTube video by natoccdcoe
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October 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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Why were women so important in the Tudor-era English economy? This Sunday, the @exeter.ac.uk will answer this question and more through a historical re-enactment of a Tudor household at St Nicholas Priory in Exeter, courtesy of the ESRC Festival of Social Science.
October 24, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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National positions on international law & cyber activities help uphold peace & security in cyberspace. The Handbook on Developing a National Position guides states through the process. Watch the CCDCOE &
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explainer here

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October 23, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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Professor Steve McCorriston explains some of the reasons for rising food prices in this article by @faisalislam.bsky.social

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Why supermarket prices really became sky high in the UK
Butter, chocolate, coffee and milk have all seen prices rocket. Tracing back through the story of one particular supermarket staple begins to explain why
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October 22, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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Featuring Dr Tabitha Stanmore from @uniofexeterecw.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social

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Our never-ending interest in magic and the occult, from Elizabethan England to Donald Trump's presidency
As Haddon Hall’s rooms, complete with historic witches' marks, are transformed into exhibits that explore witchcraft and evil spirits, Lotte Brundle explores our continued fascination with the superna...
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October 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
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Professor Frances Tammer from the @exeter.ac.uk Strategy and Security Institute spoke to @theipaper.com about the terror threat in Europe

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UK terror threat from Hamas and other groups is rising - despite Gaza ceasefire
Intelligence sources, experts and academics warn that diplomatic developments in Gaza will have an impact on UK security
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October 21, 2025 at 3:32 PM
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ITV Westcountry came to the @exeter.ac.uk Diwali celebrations yesterday 🎆🕯️

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October 20, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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Professor Anthony King from the @exeter.ac.uk Strategy and Security Institute spoke to BBC 5 Live about the talks between President Zelenskyy and President Trump

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5 Live Drive - 17/10/2025 - BBC Sounds
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Chris Warburton and Maz Farookhi.
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October 20, 2025 at 2:48 PM
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Professor Lee Elliot Major spoke to BBC Norfolk about the benefits of reforming the educational calendar

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Are two-week half-terms a blessing or a curse?
Many schools are extending autumn breaks, but what do parents, teachers and experts think?
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October 20, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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Professor @mcraeandrew.bsky.social from @uniofexeterecw.bsky.social @uniofexeterhass.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio 4 about what connects a lapse of decorum in Parliament in 1607 and #TheTraitors. Listen again here!

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PM - Chancellor hints at 'targeted action' on bills - BBC Sounds
Rachel Reeves tells the BBC she will act on 'cost of living challenges'.
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October 17, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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Really excited that our book just came out!

The Power of the Crowd:
How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information

Open access for the next 2 weeks!
cambup-polsci.cambridge.org Cambridge University Press Political Science & IR @cambup-polsci.cambridge.org · Oct 8
NEW - 'The Power of the Crowd: How the Public Can Both Spoil and Improve Social Media as a Source of Information'

This Cambridge Element by F. Stöckel, S. Stöckli, B.A. Lyons, H. Kroker & @jasonreifler.bsky.social is free to read for 2 weeks.

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#cambridgeelements #politics #Polisky
Cover titled "The Power of the Crowd" by Sabrina Stöckli, Benjamin A. Lyons, and Hannah Krekler, published by Cambridge Elements in Political Science. The cover features a vibrant, multicolored geometric background.
October 9, 2025 at 8:35 PM
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Professor @richardtoye.bsky.social spoke to BBC Radio Wales about the legacy of Margaret Thatcher. Listen again here:

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The Phone In - Jason Mohammad takes your calls on Margaret Thatcher, autism, & scenic drives - BBC Sounds
Jason takes your calls on Margaret Thatcher, autism, & scenic drives.
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October 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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Professor Marion Gibson has been commenting on calls for women convicted of "witchcraft" to be pardoned

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Calls for UK government to pardon women executed for witchcraft
Council leader writes to home secretary asking for general pardon for ‘witches’ convicted in 16th and 17th centuries
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October 13, 2025 at 1:43 PM
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The second Global Tipping Points Report is published today

It says we have entered a "new reality" - reaching the first of many Earth system tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm unless humanity takes urgent action

Read our press release 👇
‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Widespread mortality of warm-water coral reefs under way, as world reaches first tipping point With global warming set to breach 1.5°C, world dangerously close to further catastrophic tipping points T...
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October 13, 2025 at 9:59 AM